1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-4175-1

USN-4175-1: Nokogiri vulnerability

Publication date

5 November 2019

Overview

Nokogiri could be made to execute programs if it received specially crafted input.

Releases

Packages

Details

It was discovered that Nokogiri incorrectly handled inputs. A remote attacker
could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary OS commands.

It was discovered that Nokogiri incorrectly handled inputs. A remote attacker
could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary OS commands.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
19.10 eoan ruby-nokogiri –  1.10.3+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1
19.04 disco ruby-nokogiri –  1.10.0+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1
18.04 bionic ruby-nokogiri –  1.8.2-1ubuntu0.1
16.04 xenial ruby-nokogiri –  1.6.7.2-3ubuntu0.1

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